Prepping for disaster recovery needs a plan, testing, and thinking about non-technical necessities like food and shelter for the recovery team. (A hurricane devastated an island that held two data ...

Years ago, I faced a personal battle with substance abuse. Life had thrown its share of hardships my way: PTSD from military service, divorce and the loss of loved ones. I did my best to manage the ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — It’s been nearly one year since Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated parts of Sarasota County. On Monday, emergency management officials reflected on the recovery and ...

As a sociologist, Merdjanoff focuses on the long-term recovery and resilience in populations affected by disasters, from Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, and Ian to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This combination of photos shows areas affected by the earthquake-triggered tsunami which hit Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh ...

As governments around the world grapple with the public health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are striking similarities with the eurozone crisis that followed the 2008 financial ...

Heather Kelly, SR530 long-term recovery lead for the Snohomish County, Wash., Executive’s Office, provided me with their lessons learned to-date from the Oso mudslide. This event happened on March 22, ...